Alex Viguehttps://alexvigue.wordpress.com
Poet and Storyteller
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The Myth of Man Playlisthttps://alexvigue.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/the-myth-of-man-playlist/
https://alexvigue.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/the-myth-of-man-playlist/#respondTue, 05 Sep 2017 01:37:44 +0000http://alexvigue.wordpress.com/?p=114My debut chapbook of poems is being released in about a month. Here is a playlist I put together of songs that inspired the poems or that fit their themes. Enjoy!

]]>https://alexvigue.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/the-myth-of-man-playlist/feed/0ambrose887*Mostly* Spoiler Free Review of Independence Day Resurgencehttps://alexvigue.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/mostly-spoiler-free-review-of-independence-day-resurgence/
https://alexvigue.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/mostly-spoiler-free-review-of-independence-day-resurgence/#respondWed, 29 Jun 2016 20:07:46 +0000http://alexvigue.wordpress.com/?p=78Continue reading *Mostly* Spoiler Free Review of Independence Day Resurgence→]]>I’m gonna be blunt. You should probably just go watch the original movie if you want to feel some weighty nostalgia coupled with decent cinematography and aliens. If you just want to see aliens then you might enjoy Independence Day: Resurgence.

The movie starts without enough explanation of what occurred between the two movies. Viewers who are unfamiliar with the original will be lost. Fans of the original, like me, will be desperately seeking more exposition.

There are many moments in this “sequel” that should have carried some emotional importance to both the viewers and the characters but the story never lingers more than three seconds on any emotional turbulence. There are too many, albeit interesting, characters to jump between to spend lasting time with any of them. Although none of their stories stuck with me within the diegesis, I did find myself connecting on some level with a few characters.

The new heroes are cute and clever even if their acting skill isn’t quite there yet. The returning cast is strong but with the addition of the new blood we don’t get enough time with them. Jeff Goldblum is perfect but I felt like he never had enough time to deliver his lines before it cut to some other scene somewhere else.

In my opinion it’s Brent Spiner, the eccentric scientist Dr. Okun in both movies, who steals the show. His role of somewhat-mad scientist in the first film has evolved into a key character with probably the most emotional impact. The minor spoiler I will share, because it might convince a few people to see the film is that Okum turns out to be gay, rather early on in the second film which both surprised and delighted me. As far as I am aware there is no hint of this in the first film.

In the end Independence Day: Resurgence is a pretty movie that moves too quickly, has a few ugly (traditional, non-CG) shots, and refuses to let audiences experience any emotions other than minor confusion. As far as bad movies go the first Independence Day is amazing. The second has the fireworks but fails to remember the importance of letting an audience sit with sorrow.